JP7163043B2 - Money handling device and money handling system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus and a money handling system capable of efficiently managing the sales proceeds of a store in which no sales money management apparatus has been installed.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a sales proceeds depositing machine that is installed in a store such as a supermarket and stores money that is the sales proceeds of the store. For example, in Patent Document 1, a coin receiving unit, a coin identifying unit, a temporary storage unit, a storage unit, and a storage unit are provided, and the storage unit uses the coin denominations and the number of coins in the temporary storage unit stored in the storage unit. A sales deposit machine is disclosed which is configured to calculate the total weight of coins to be deposited in the machine.

For example, a money cassette taken out from a change dispenser provided in a store is attached to a sales proceeds depositing machine, and the money in the money cassette is drawn out and stored in a storage section of the sales proceeds depositing machine. The collected sales money in the change machine can be collected in the sales money receiving machine.

JP 2015-108909 A

However, although small-scale stores have a cash register (hereinafter referred to as a "POS cash register") and a change machine with point-of-sale management functions, they have not introduced a sales deposit machine. A case exists. In shops where such a sales proceeds depositing machine has not been introduced, it is necessary to manually manage the sales proceeds, which poses a problem that there is a possibility that the sales proceeds cannot be managed accurately.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and is a money handling apparatus and a money handling system capable of efficiently managing the proceeds of a store in which no sales proceeds management apparatus has been introduced. intended to provide

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a money handling apparatus that is installed in a predetermined store and that deposits at least money that will be the sales proceeds of the predetermined store,
A money reception unit that receives money to be sales proceeds from another store different from the predetermined store , a determination unit that determines a store to deposit money as sales proceeds, and stores the money received by the money reception unit. A money storage unit and a storage unit for storing information relating to sales proceeds for each store , wherein the storage unit stores at least amount information on the sales proceeds of the other stores and the amount of money the other stores pay to the predetermined store. Information related to the usage fee is stored .

Further, in the above invention, when the money of the other store is stored in the money storage unit, the usage fee is calculated from the amount of stored money and a predetermined fee rate. The calculated usage fee is cumulatively added to the information related to the usage fee stored in the storage unit.

Further, in the above invention, when the money of the other store is stored in the money storage unit, a predetermined basic fee amount is accumulated in the usage fee information stored in the storage unit. to add.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, when the storage cassette storing the money in the change machine is removed from the change machine and the storage cassette containing the money in the change machine is attached to a predetermined mounting portion, the money is fed out from the storage cassette. accept.

Further, in the present invention according to the above invention, the storage cassette has a non-volatile cassette storage unit that stores at least information relating to the usage fee.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the cassette storage unit stores store identification information that uniquely identifies each store, and the determination unit stores store identification information stored in the cassette storage unit. Based on this, the shop to deposit money is determined.

Further, the present invention is a money handling system having a money handling device that is installed in a predetermined store and receives at least money that will be sales proceeds of the specified store, wherein the money handling device is installed in the specified store . a money reception unit that receives money that will be the sales proceeds of another store that is different from the store , a determination unit that determines the store that receives the money that will be the sales proceeds, and a money storage unit that stores the money received by the money reception unit and a storage unit for storing information related to sales proceeds for each store , wherein the storage unit stores at least information on the sales proceeds of the other stores and usage fees paid by the other stores to the predetermined store. store information .

Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manage the sales of a store in which no sales management apparatus has been installed.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing the external configuration of a POS cash register and a change dispenser. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the POS cash register and change machine. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the banknote processing unit. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote cassette. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of data stored in an IC tag. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing unit. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the money handling apparatus. 9 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing unit shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the coin processing unit shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the money handling apparatus shown in FIG. 8. FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of data stored in the money handling apparatus. FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the money handling apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a money handling apparatus and a money handling system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, the description will focus on the case where the sales proceeds of a store B, which does not have a money handling apparatus such as a sales deposit machine, are deposited into a money handling apparatus installed in a store A different from the store B. do.

<Concept of money handling system according to the present embodiment>
First, the concept of the money handling system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to this embodiment.

A store A shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a POS cash register 20a, a change dispenser 30a, and a money handling apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the money, which is to be the sales proceeds, stored in the change dispenser 30a is transported to the money handling machine 100 by a cashier or the like, and stored in the money handling machine 100. FIG. Specifically, the banknotes to be the sales proceeds stored in the change dispenser 30a are stored in the money processing apparatus 100 via the banknote cassette, and the coins to be the sales proceeds stored in the change dispenser 30a are bagged. It is transported to the money handling machine 100 in a folded state and stored in the money handling machine 100 . Note that the money stored in the money handling apparatus 100 is collected at a predetermined timing by the security transportation company and transported to the cash center.

On the other hand, the store B shown in FIG. 1 is equipped with a POS cash register 20b and a change dispenser 30b, but is not equipped with a money processing device for storing money to be sold. When store B is a relatively small supermarket, a situation arises in which no money handling apparatus is installed. In such a case, the money stored in the change dispenser 30b must be manually collected by a person in charge or the like and stored in a safe or the like in the store B. For this reason, the money used as the sales proceeds cannot be efficiently managed, and depending on the situation, there is room for fraud or the like regarding the money used as the sales proceeds. Note that the money stored in the safe is collected at a predetermined timing by the security transportation company and transported to the cash center.

As described above, in the conventional money handling system, there is little room for fraud when the money handling apparatus 100 is installed as in the store A, but when the money handling apparatus 100 is not installed as in the store B Since the sales proceeds must be managed manually, there arises a problem that the money used as the sales proceeds cannot be efficiently managed.

Therefore, in the money handling system according to this embodiment, the money to be sold in the change machine 30b installed in the store B can be stored in the money handling device of the nearby store A, which is managed by a different entity from the store B. By constructing it, the money used as the sales proceeds of the store B can be efficiently managed. However, the store B pays a usage fee to the store A in exchange for having the money processing device 100 of the store A manage the money used as the proceeds of the store.

Next, the outline of this embodiment will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the case of storing banknotes as sales proceeds in the money handling apparatus 100 will be mainly described, and a description of the case of storing coins as sales proceeds in the money handling apparatus 100 will be omitted. The POS cash register 20a and the POS cash register 20b shown in FIG. Moreover, the change dispenser 30a and the change dispenser 30b are assumed to have the same function, and both are sometimes collectively referred to as the change dispenser 30. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the banknote cassette 60a and the banknote cassette 60b are assumed to have the same function, and both are simply referred to as the banknote cassette 60 in some cases.

The POS register 20 shown in FIG. 1 is a cash register having a point-of-sale management function. The change machine 30 is communicably connected to the POS cash register 20, dispenses the difference between the amount of money received from the customer by the clerk and the amount of the product as change, and stores the money received from the customer inside the device. . Banknotes among the money received from the customer are transported to the banknote cassette 60 when the proceeds are collected, and are transported in the state of being housed in the banknote cassette 60 . A detailed description of the POS register 20 and the change dispenser 30 will be given later.

The money processing apparatus 100 is a sales money receiving machine that receives money stored in a change dispenser 30 as sales proceeds. Not only is it stored, but the money stored in the change machine 30b installed in the store B is stored as the proceeds.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, when the banknote cassette 60a is removed from the change machine 30a of the store A (step S1) and mounted on the money handling apparatus 100 (step S2), the money handling apparatus 100 is attached to the banknote cassette 60a. The store ID is read out from the IC tag, and the store's sales proceeds are specified (step S3). Then, bills are drawn out from the bill cassette 60a and stored inside the money handling apparatus 100 (step S4), the commission is calculated (step S5), and the sales and commission are updated (step S6). When the banknote cassette 60a is attached, it is specified that the sales proceeds of the store A where the money handling apparatus 100 is installed are stored, so the commission is "0" and the sales proceeds of the store A are updated. will be

On the other hand, when the bill cassette 60b is removed from the change machine 30b of the store B (step S1') and mounted on the money handling apparatus 100 (step S2), the money handling apparatus 100 retrieves the store ID from the IC tag attached to the bill cassette 60b. to specify which store's sales proceeds are stored (step S3). Then, the banknotes are drawn out from the banknote cassette 60b and stored inside the money handling apparatus 100 (step S4), the commission is calculated (step S5), and the sales amount and the commission are updated (step S6). When the banknote cassette 60b is attached, it is specified that the sales proceeds of another store B are stored, so the commission to be paid by the store B is calculated, and the sales proceeds and the commission of the store B are updated. It will be. Details regarding this fee will be described later.

As described above, in the money handling system according to the present embodiment, the money handling device 100 that is installed in the store A and that deposits money to be the proceeds of the store A receives the proceeds of the store B that is different from the store A. Since the money is stored while judging the store B corresponding to the received money, and the information related to the sales is stored for each store, the store where the sales management device is not introduced can be used. Sales can be managed efficiently.

In addition, it is possible to set a commission for management of sales proceeds using the money handling machine 100 of the store A, and calculate the commission according to the usage status of the money handling machine 100 .

<Configuration of POS register 20 and change dispenser 30>
Next, the configurations of the POS register 20 and the change dispenser 30 will be described. FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing the external configuration of the POS register 20 and the change dispenser 30. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the POS register 20 has a display section 21a for an operator, a display section 21b for customers, an operation section 21c such as operation keys, and a bar code reader 22. FIG.

The change dispenser 30 includes a banknote processing unit 40 and a coin processing unit 50 arranged next to the banknote processing unit 40 , and the POS register 20 is mounted above the banknote processing unit 40 and the coin processing unit 50 . can be placed.

The banknote processing unit 40 is a unit that performs banknote deposit/withdrawal processing, and has a banknote insertion port 41a and a banknote payout port 42a. The banknote processing unit 40 also has a withdrawal rejection section 43 and a cassette mounting section 44, which will be described later.

The coin processing unit 50 is a unit that performs coin deposit/withdrawal processing, and has a coin input port 51 and a coin output port 55 . Furthermore, the coin processing unit 50 is provided with a display operation section 56 for the change dispenser 30 .

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the POS register 20 and the change dispenser 30. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the POS register 20 has a display operation section 21, a bar code reader 22, a card reader 23, a printing section 24, a communication section 25, and a POS control section .

The display/operation unit 21 outputs information to the operator or the customer and receives input from the operator through the display unit 21a, the display unit 21b, and the operation unit 21c. The barcode reader 22 can acquire information such as the product name and price by reading the barcode attached to the product. The card reader 23 is used when paying with a payment card such as a credit card, debit card, or prepaid card.

The printing unit 24 is used to issue a receipt on which transaction details are printed. The contents of the transaction printed on the receipt include, for example, the date and time, the name of the registered product, the price, the amount of money inserted, and the amount of change. The communication unit 25 is a communication interface that communicates with the change dispenser 30 and an external server.

The POS control unit 26 is a control unit that controls the POS cash register 20 as a whole, and has a purchased product registration unit 26a, a purchase amount calculation unit 26b, and a settlement processing unit 26c. The purchased product registration unit 26a is a processing unit that registers products to be purchased. Specifically, when the barcode reader 22 acquires information such as the name and price of the product by reading the barcode attached to the product, the purchased product registration unit 26a uses the acquired information to identify the product. Registration is performed, and the registered product is displayed on the display unit 21a or the like.

The purchase price calculation unit 26b calculates the purchase price by summing up the prices of all the products registered by the purchase product registration unit 26a, and displays the result on the display unit 21a.

The settlement processing unit 26c is a processing unit that settles the purchase amount calculated by the purchase amount calculation unit 26b, completes the transaction, and issues a receipt. Payment for the purchase price may be made with a payment card or cash.

Specifically, when payment by payment card is selected, the payment processing unit 26c acquires information such as the card ID from the payment card inserted in the card reader 23, and transmits the information to the external server together with the purchase amount. Payment is made by

In addition, the settlement processing unit 26c transmits the purchase amount to the change dispenser 30 when the settlement by cash is selected, and completes the settlement when receiving a settlement completion notification from the change dispenser 30. - 特許庁

The change dispenser 30 is composed of a banknote processing unit 40 and a coin processing unit 50 . The banknote processing unit 40 is a unit that stores banknotes by denomination, and the coin processing unit 50 is a unit that stores coins by denomination.

The banknote processing unit 40 includes a communication section 49a, a banknote receiving section 41, a circulation conveying section 45, a banknote recognition section 46, a banknote storage section 47, a withdrawal reject section 43, a banknote dispensing section 42, a cassette mounting section 44, and a banknote storage section 48. and bill change control unit 49 . The communication section 49a is an interface section for performing data communication with the coin processing unit 50 through a communication line. The banknote processing unit 40 is not directly connected to the POS cash register 20 by a communication line, but is configured to be able to communicate with the POS cash register 20 via the coin processing unit 50 .

The banknote storage unit 48 is a storage device comprising a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk device, and stores banknote balance data 48a. The banknote balance data 48 a is data indicating the balance of banknotes stored in the banknote processing unit 40 by denomination.

The banknote change control unit 49 is a control unit that controls the banknote processing unit 40, and has a deposit processing unit 49b, a payment processing unit 49c, and the like.

The deposit processing unit 49b is a processing unit that performs deposit processing of banknotes. The deposit processing unit 49b permits the insertion of banknotes into the banknote processing unit 40 when the purchase amount is received from the settlement device.

After that, the deposit processing unit 49b acquires the number of inserted bills by denomination from the bill processing unit 40, calculates the total amount of the inserted bills, Send a notification to 20.

The withdrawal processing unit 49c is a processing unit that performs bill withdrawal processing. Specifically, when the payment processing unit 49c receives a payment instruction for change from the POS register 20 via the communication unit 59a of the coin processing unit 50, the payment processing unit 49c determines the denomination to be paid out according to the amount of change. The number of bills is determined, and bill withdrawal processing is performed. Then, when the payout of change has been completed normally, the POS cash register 20 is notified through the communication section 59a of the coin processing unit 50. FIG.

The coin processing unit 50 includes a communication unit 59a, a coin input port 51, a deposited coin transport unit 52, a coin identification unit 52a, a coin storage unit 53, a dispensed coin transport unit 54, a coin payout port 55, a display operation unit 56, and a coin storage. A unit 58 and a coin change control unit 59 are provided. The communication unit 59a is an interface unit for performing data communication with the POS cash register 20 and the banknote processing unit 40 through a communication line.

The coin storage unit 58 is a storage device comprising a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk device, and stores coin balance data 58a and the like. The coin amount data 58 a is data indicating the amount of coins stored in the coin processing unit 50 by denomination.

The coin change control section 59 is a control section that controls the coin processing unit 50, and has a deposit processing section 59b, a payment processing section 59c, and the like.

The deposit processing unit 59b is a processing unit that performs coin deposit processing. The deposit processing unit 59 b permits the insertion of coins into the coin processing unit 50 when the purchase amount is received from the POS cash register 20 .

Thereafter, the deposit processing unit 59b acquires the number of coins by denomination that have been inserted into the coin processing unit 50, calculates the total amount of the inserted coins, and transmits a notification to the POS register 20.

The payment processing unit 59c is a processing unit that performs coin payment processing. Specifically, when receiving a change payment instruction from the POS register 20, the payment processing unit 59c determines the denomination and number of coins to be paid out according to the amount of change, and performs coin payment processing. conduct. Then, when the payment of change is normally completed, the POS register 20 is notified.

Next, details of the banknote processing unit 40 and the coin processing unit 50 will be described. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the banknote processing unit 40. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote processing unit 40 includes a banknote receiving unit 41, a banknote dispensing unit 42, a withdrawal rejecting unit 43, a cassette mounting unit 44, a circulating transport unit 45, a banknote recognition unit 46, It also has bill storage units 47 for each denomination.

The banknote receiving unit 41 is a processing unit that receives banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 41a and feeds the banknotes to the circulation transport unit 45 one by one. The banknote dispensing unit 42 temporarily stores the banknotes conveyed one by one from the circulating transport unit 45, and when all the banknotes to be dispensed are collected, discharges the banknotes from the banknote dispensing opening 42a. processing unit.

The withdrawal rejecting unit 43 internally accumulates banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal, such as unidentifiable denominations. For example, among the banknotes fed from the banknote storage unit 47 during the withdrawal process, banknotes that could not be identified by the banknote identification unit 46 due to transport abnormalities such as double feed or skew are conveyed to the payment reject unit 43 . be done. Of the bills received from the bill receiving unit 41, bills that could not be identified by the bill identification unit 46 due to stains or the like during the deposit process are returned to the bill dispensing unit 42 as deposited rejected bills.

The cassette mounting unit 44 is detachable with a banknote cassette 60 used for collecting sales proceeds and replenishing change.

A corresponding denomination is set for each of the plurality of banknote storage units 47, and banknotes of the set denomination can be stored, and the stored banknotes can be fed out one by one.

The circulating transport section 45 has a circulating transport path in the center, and includes a banknote receiving section 41, a banknote dispensing section 42, a withdrawal rejecting section 43, a cassette mounting section 44, a plurality of banknote storage sections 47, and the circulating transport path. A connecting transport path is provided between them. In addition, the circular transport path is provided with a banknote identification unit 46 for identifying the denomination of the banknote, its authenticity, fitness, front and back, transport state, and the like.

The circular conveying unit 45 can convey banknotes one by one by rotationally driving the circular conveying path in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Specifically, when bills are to be stored in the bill storage unit 47, the circular transport path is driven to rotate clockwise in FIG. is driven to rotate counterclockwise. In addition to the control of the rotational drive, the circular transport unit 45 controls the transport destination of the banknote by switching the banknote transport route between the circular transport route and each connection transport unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote cassette. As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote cassette 60 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 61 in which banknotes are stored in a stacked state. Further, as described above, the banknote cassette 60 can be attached to and detached from a mounting portion provided in the money handling apparatus 100 or the change dispenser 30 .

An opening 62 is formed in the side surface of the casing 61 of the banknote cassette 60 . When the banknote cassette 60 is attached to the money handling device 100 or the change dispenser 30 , these devices can feed banknotes into the banknote cassette 60 through the opening 62 . Similarly, banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 60 can be drawn out from the opening 62 and stored inside the money handling apparatus 100 or the change dispenser 30 .

More specifically, inside the banknote cassette 60 , a banknote delivery mechanism is provided for delivering banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 60 from the opening 62 to the outside of the casing 61 . Further, when the banknote cassette 60 is attached to the money handling device 100 or the change dispenser 30, power is transmitted from these devices to the banknote dispensing mechanism of the banknote cassette 60. FIG.

In this way, when the banknote cassette 60 is removed from the money handling apparatus 100 or the change machine 30, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 60 cannot be fed out of the casing 61. It is possible to improve the security of banknotes that are stored.

Further, an IC tag 63 as a non-volatile cassette storage unit is provided on the side surface of the casing 61 of the banknote cassette 60 . When the banknote cassette 60 is attached to the money handling device 100 or the change dispenser 30, various data can be written to the IC tag 63 or various data can be read from the IC tag 63 using a reader/writer provided in these devices. can be read.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of data stored in the IC tag 63. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the IC tag 63 includes a cassette ID that is identification information of the banknote cassette 60, a store ID and a cash register ID that specify the store and the cash register that use the banknote cassette 60, fee settings, and a stored amount. etc. to remember.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the cassette ID is "C009", the store ID is "U002", the cash register ID is "R001", the fee is set to "collected amount x 0.02", and the collected amount is "427,000 yen". In addition, the stored number of bills by denomination may be stored. Also, FIG. 6 exemplifies the setting for calculating the fee from the amount of stored money and the fee rate. 200 yen, etc.).

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing unit 50. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7 , the coin processing unit 50 has a coin slot 51 , a deposited coin transport section 52 , a denomination-specific coin storage section 53 , a disbursed coin transport section 54 and a coin payout port 55 . In addition, the deposited coin conveying section 52 is provided with a coin identifying section 52a.

The deposited coin conveying unit 52 takes in the coins inserted into the coin slot 51 one by one into the housing in a state of one layer and one row. Specifically, the deposited coin conveying unit 52 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism comprising a feeding belt or the like. They are drawn out one by one.

The coin identification unit 52a identifies the denomination, authenticity, fitness, obverse and reverse, conveying state, etc. of the coin delivered to the deposited coin conveying unit 52 . The deposited coin transport unit 52 determines the transport destination of the coin based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 52a. At this time, coins unsuitable for storage in the coin storage unit 53, such as those that cannot be identified as genuine or are soiled, are transported to the coin outlet 55 as rejected coins. If the coin is suitable for storage in the coin storage unit 53, the coin storage unit 53 corresponding to the identification result of the denomination becomes the destination.

A corresponding denomination is set for each of the plurality of coin storage units 53, and banknotes of the set denominations are stored, and the stored coins are delivered one by one to a dispensed coin transport unit 54.例文帳に追加can be done. The dispensed coin conveying unit 54 conveys the coins drawn out from the coin storage unit 53 and discharges them to the coin payout port 55 .

<Configuration of money handling device>
Next, the configuration of the money handling apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12. FIG. As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the money handling apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 101. Inside the housing 101, bills are deposited and dispensed. A banknote processing unit 110, a coin processing unit 150 for depositing and dispensing coins, and wrapped coins (coins of the same denomination are grouped into a fixed number (for example, 20 or 50) into a stick shape and wrapped in a film or wrapping paper). etc.) are accommodated. As shown in FIG. 8, the bill processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 are arranged side by side when viewed from the front side of the money processing apparatus 100, and below the bill processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150. A wrapped coin storage unit 180 is arranged in .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the banknote processing unit 110 includes a banknote receiving section 120 provided on the right side of the front side of the housing 101 and a banknote receiving section 120 provided below the banknote receiving section 120 on the front side of the housing 101. a banknote dispensing unit 122, a transport unit 130 that transports banknotes one by one inside the housing 101, and a plurality of banknote storage units that store banknotes inside the housing 101 and can feed out the stored banknotes. and portions 134 and 136 . In FIG. 9 , the right side surface of the housing 101 is the front side surface of the banknote processing unit 110 , and the leftward direction in FIG. 9 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 110 .

As shown in FIG. 9, the conveying section 130 is composed of a circular conveying section 130a and a plurality of connecting conveying sections 130b arranged at the central position in the upper portion of the housing 101. As shown in FIG. In addition, the banknote receiving unit 120, the banknote dispensing unit 122, the rejecting unit 124, the cassette mounting unit 126 to which the banknote cassette 60 can be detachably mounted, the collection cassette 140, and the two banknote storage units 134, 136 are each a revolving transport unit. It is arranged so as to surround 130a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9 , each of the plurality of connecting transport units 130b operates a banknote receiving unit 120, a banknote dispensing unit 122, a rejecting unit 124, a cassette mounting unit 126, a collection cassette 140, and two banknote storage units 134, 136. are connected to each other and the circulating transport section 130a. In addition, the circulating transport section 130a is provided with an identification section 132, and the recognizing section 132 identifies the denomination, authenticity, fitness, front and back, transport state, etc. of the banknotes transported by the circulating transport section 130a. conduct.

The revolving transport section 130a can transport banknotes one by one in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Further, in the transport section 130, a route switching section (not shown) for switching the banknote transport path between the circular transport section 130a and each connection transport section 130b is arranged along the circular transport section 130a.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front surface of the housing 101 is provided with a banknote reception opening 120a of the banknote receiving section 120 and a banknote outlet 122a of the banknote dispensing section 122, respectively. A door 126a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 126. By opening the door 126a, the banknote cassette 60 can be mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126, and the banknote cassette 60 can be removed from the cassette mounting portion 126. can be

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, in the cassette mounting portion 126, various data are written in the IC tag 63 attached to the banknote cassette 60 mounted in the cassette mounting portion 126, and various data are written from the IC tag 63. A reader/writer 128 is provided for reading the .

A banknote feeding mechanism 121 is provided in the banknote receiving unit 120. When it is detected that one or more banknotes have been inserted into the banknote receiving port 120a, the banknote feeding mechanism 121 is driven to Banknotes are delivered one by one to the side of the revolving transport section 130a via the connection transport section 130b.

The banknote dispensing unit 122 discharges the banknotes delivered from the banknote storage units 134 and 136 to the circulating transport unit 130a to the outside of the housing 101 through the banknote outlet 122a.

The reject unit 124 rejects bills that cannot be identified by the identifying unit 132 due to transport abnormalities such as double feeding and skewing among the bills fed from the respective bill storage units 134 and 136 during the withdrawal process. Store as Among the banknotes taken into the housing 101 from the banknote receiving unit 120, banknotes that cannot be identified by the recognition unit 132 due to stains or the like during the deposit processing are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 122 as deposited rejected banknotes. .

Each banknote storage unit 134 , 136 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 132 . These banknote storage units 134 and 136 store banknotes to be dispensed from the money processing apparatus 100 as banknotes for the change fund to the change machine 30 . For example, the banknote storage unit 134 stores 1,000 yen bills, and the banknote storage unit 136 stores 5,000 yen bills. Note that the 10,000-yen bill is stored in a collection cassette 140, which will be described later. In addition, banknote feeding mechanisms 135 and 137 are provided in the banknote storage units 134 and 136, respectively. Sheets are delivered one by one to the side of the circulating transport section 130a via the transport section 130b.

A collection cassette 140 is accommodated in a lower area inside the housing 101, and banknotes to be collected by the security transportation company are stored in the collection cassette 140. As shown in FIG. Specifically, the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 132 are sent from the circulating conveying unit 130a to the collecting cassette 140 via the connecting conveying unit 130b. A door 140a is provided on the front side of the recovery cassette 140. By opening the door 140a, the recovery cassette 140 can be accommodated inside the housing 101 or the recovery cassette 140 can be taken out from the inside of the housing 101. can do.

Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 150 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the coin processing unit 150 includes a coin receiving portion 152 provided on the left side of the front side of the housing 101 and a coin receiving portion 152 provided on the front side of the housing 101 below the coin receiving portion 152. and a plurality of storing/feeding portions 160 which store coins inside the housing 101 and can feed the stored coins.

The coin receiving unit 152 takes in the coins received through the coin slot into the housing 101 one by one in a one-layer, one-row state. Specifically, the coin receiving portion 152 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 153 (see FIG. 11) comprising a feeding belt or the like. As a result, the coin feeding mechanism 153 feeds the coins into the housing 101 one by one. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 , the coin receiving section 152 is connected to a deposit conveying section 154 that conveys coins fed into the housing 101 by the coin receiving section 152 .

As shown in FIG. 10, an identification unit 156 for identifying the coin denomination, authenticity, fitness, front and back, conveying state, etc., and a first branching unit 158 are provided in the middle of the deposit conveying unit 154. It is The first branching unit 158 branches the coins to be dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 166 (rejected coins, etc.) from the deposit transport unit 154 and guides them to the disbursement transport unit 162 based on the identification results of the coins by the discriminating unit 156 . .

On the other hand, coins (normal coins, etc.) to be stored in the housing 101 are transported to each storing and feeding unit 160 by the deposited transport unit 154 . The storing and feeding unit 160 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to feed the stored coins. For example, there are six storing and feeding units 160 corresponding to six denominations of coins (500-yen coin, 100-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 5-yen coin, and 1-yen coin) circulating in Japan. are provided, and coins are stored by denomination in each storing and feeding unit 160 in ascending denomination order from the upstream side (that is, the lower side in FIG. 10) of the deposit transport unit 154 . Further, the storing and feeding unit 160 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 153 (see FIG. 11) that feeds out the coins stored in the storing and feeding unit 160 one by one to the dispensing transport unit 162 .

The payout transport unit 162 transports the coins fed from the storage and feed unit 160 to the coin payout unit 166 . In addition, the withdrawal transport section 162 transports the rejected coins or the like branched from the deposit transport section 154 by the first branching section 158 to the coin dispensing section 166 .

A collection cassette 170 is accommodated in the lower area inside the housing 101, and coins to be collected by the security transportation company are stored in the collection cassette 170. As shown in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a second branching portion 164 is provided in the middle of the withdrawal transportation portion 162, and the second branching portion 164 branches from the withdrawal transportation portion 162. Coins are sent to a recovery cassette 170 and stored in this recovery cassette 170 . A door 170a is provided on the front side of the recovery cassette 170. By opening the door 170a, the recovery cassette 170 can be accommodated inside the housing 101 or the recovery cassette 170 can be taken out from the inside of the housing 101. can do.

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Next, the configuration of the control system of the money handling apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system in the money handling apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11 , a control unit 102 is provided inside a housing 101 of the money processing apparatus 100 , and the control unit 102 controls each of the banknote processing unit 110 , the coin processing unit 150 and the wrapped coin storage unit 180 . components are controlled.

Specifically, the control unit 102 is connected with the banknote feeding mechanism 121, the transport unit 130, the identification unit 132, the banknote feeding mechanisms 135 and 137, the cassette mounting unit 126, the reader/writer 128, and the like of the banknote processing unit 110. , bill identification information from the identification unit 132 and data read by the reader/writer 128 from the IC tag 63 provided in the bill cassette 60 are sent to the control unit 102 , and the control unit 102 controls each component of the bill processing unit 110 . These component parts are controlled by sending command signals to the parts.

The control unit 102 also includes a coin feeding mechanism 153 of the coin processing unit 150, a deposit transport unit 154, an identification unit 156, a first branch unit 158, each storage and feed unit 160, a payment transport unit 162, and a second branch unit 164. etc. are connected, the identification information of the coin by the identification unit 156 is sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 sends a command signal to each component of the coin processing unit 150, thereby controlling these components. I do.

Further, the control unit 102 is connected to the lock mechanism 184 of the wrapped coin storage unit 180, the weighing scale 186, and the like. By sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 184, the lock mechanism 184 is controlled.

The locking mechanism 184 is a mechanism for locking the drawer portion of the wrapped coin storage unit 180 inside the housing 101 , and locks the drawer portion inside the housing 101 when the drawer portion is locked inside the housing 101 . It is not possible to pull it out from the front side, and the storing and taking out of the wrapped coins are restricted. The weight scale 186 measures the weight of the wrapped coins stored in the wrapped coin storage unit 180 . Based on the weight of the wrapped coins measured by the weighing scale 186, the controller 102 detects the number of wrapped coins stored in the wrapped coin storage unit 180. FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an operation display unit 104, a communication unit 105, and a storage unit 106 are connected to the control unit 102, respectively. The operation display unit 104 is composed of a touch panel or the like provided on the upper part of the housing 101, and includes an operation screen for operation by an operator, and an operation display unit 110, a coin processing unit 150, and a wrapped coin storage unit 180. The operation display unit 104 displays information related to the amount of money in hand. Further, in the operation display unit 104 as described above, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 102 by touching the operation buttons on the operation screen with a finger. The communication unit 105 can transmit and receive signals to and from various devices installed inside and outside the store.

The storage unit 106 is a storage device composed of a non-volatile memory or the like, and stores balance data 106a, own store sales data 106b, and other store sales data 106c. The amount-of-money data 106 a indicates the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing unit 110 , the coin processing unit 150 , the wrapped coin storage unit 180 , the recovery cassette 140 and the recovery cassette 170 . Own store sales data 106b is data for managing sales of own store based on sales collected from change machine 30 of own store, and includes store ID of own store and data related to sales. The other store sales data 106c is data for managing the sales of other stores based on the sales proceeds collected from the change dispenser 30 of the other stores, and includes store IDs of other stores, data related to sales, and data indicating commissions. including. When the money handling apparatus 100 manages the sales of a plurality of other stores, the other store sales data 106c is provided for each of the other stores.

Furthermore, the control unit 102 has a store determination unit 102a, a commission processing unit 102b, and a sales management unit 102c.

The store determination unit 102a performs processing for determining the store corresponding to the money stored in the banknote cassette 60 based on the store ID stored in the IC tag 63 when the banknote cassette 60 is attached. Specifically, if the store ID stored in the IC tag 63 matches the store ID in the own store sales data 106b, the determination result is the own store, and the store ID stored in the IC tag 63 is the other store sales data 106c. If it matches the shop ID, the determination result is another shop. If the store ID stored in the IC tag 63 does not match the store ID of the own store sales data 106b and the store ID of the other store's sales data, the determination result is out of registration.

The fee processing unit 102b is a processing unit that calculates and manages fees. Specifically, the fee processing unit 102b calculates the fee based on the setting of the fee stored in the IC tag 63 when the banknote cassette 60 is attached and the store determining unit 102a determines that the store is another store. The commission processing unit 102b cumulatively adds the calculated commission to the corresponding commission of the other store sales data 106c.

The sales management unit 102c is a processing unit that manages sales of each store. First, the sales management unit 102c generates own store sales data 106b including the store ID of the own store and registers it in the storage unit 106. FIG. Also, when managing the sales of other stores, the other store sales data 106c including the store ID of the other store is generated for each store and registered in the storage unit 106. FIG.

When the banknote cassette 60 is attached, the sales management unit 102c first acquires the determination result of the store determination unit 102a. If the determination result is out of registration, the banknote cassette 60 is controlled to be discharged without causing the banknote processing unit 110 to feed the banknotes.

If the determination result by the store determination unit 102a is the own store or another store, the sales management unit 102c instructs the banknote processing unit 110 to store banknotes. When the banknote processing unit 110 draws out and stores the banknotes from the banknote cassette 60, the sales management unit 102c cumulatively adds the amount of the stored banknotes to the proceeds. Here, the sales management unit 102c selects either the self-store sales data 106b or the other store sales data 106c according to the store ID stored in the IC tag 63, and updates the sales of the selected data. Become. In this way, sales are managed for each store, but the amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus 100 is collectively managed as balance data 106a.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of data stored in the money handling apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the balance data 106a manages the amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus 100 by denomination. FIG. 12 shows a state where the number of 10,000 yen bills is "47" and the number of 5,000 yen bills is "3".

Also, as shown in FIG. 12, own store sales data 106b includes store ID, type, commission, sales on the day, and the like. FIG. 12 shows a state where the store ID is "U001", the type is "own store", the commission is "unnecessary", and the sales on the day are "213,000 yen".

Similarly, the other store sales data 106c includes store ID, type, commission, same-day sales, and the like. FIG. 12 shows a state of store ID "U002", type "other store", commission "8540 yen", and sales on the day "427000 yen".

In FIG. 12, the own store sales data 106b is provided with the item of type and the item of commission similarly to the other store sales data 106c, but these items are not necessarily essential. This is because if the sales of one's own store and the sales of other stores are identified and managed as separate data, the type of data indicating the sales of one's own store will be "own store" and the commission will be "unnecessary". Similarly, when the sales of one's own store and the sales of other stores are identified and managed as separate data, the data indicating the sales of the other stores need not have a category item.

Next, a processing procedure of the money handling apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the money handling apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. First, when the cassette mounting section 126 of the banknote processing unit 110 receives the banknote cassette 60 (step S101), the reader/writer 128 reads data from the IC tag 63 of the banknote cassette 60 (step S102).

If the store determination unit 102a determines that the store ID read from the IC tag 63 is the store ID of its own store (step S103; Yes), the banknote processing unit 110 feeds the banknotes from the banknote cassette 60 and stores them. (step S104), and the sales management unit 102c updates the sales in the store sales data 106b (step S105).

If the store ID read out from the IC tag 63 is not the store ID of its own store (step S103; No) but the store ID of another store (step S107; The banknotes are drawn out and stored (step S108), and the commission processing unit 102b calculates the commission (step S109). Then, the sales management unit 102c updates the sales of the other store sales data 106c (step S110), and the commission processing unit 102b updates the commission of the other store sales data 106c (step S111).

If the store ID read from the IC tag 63 is neither the store ID of its own store (step S103; No) nor the store ID of another store (step S107; No), the sales manager 102c A notification that the registration corresponding to the banknote cassette 60 cannot be confirmed, that is, a non-registration notification is performed (step S112).

After step S105, step S111, or step S112, the banknote processing unit 110 ejects the banknote cassette 60 (step S106), and ends the process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a money handling device installed in a predetermined store for receiving money to be the proceeds of at least the sales of the predetermined store receives sales proceeds from other stores different from the predetermined store. Since it is configured to receive money, determine the store corresponding to the received money, store the received money, and store information on sales for each store, a sales management device has been introduced. You can efficiently manage the sales proceeds of stores that do not have them.

Further, the money handling apparatus can accept money, which is the sales proceeds of a store different from the specified store, and money stored in a specified in-store device installed in the specified store, in the same method.

In addition, the money handling apparatus can store at least information on the sales proceeds of other stores and information on usage fees paid by the other stores to a predetermined store.

Further, when storing money of another store, the money processing device calculates a usage fee from the amount of stored money and a predetermined fee rate, and stores the calculated usage fee in the storage unit. can be cumulatively added to the information related to

In addition, the money processing device can cumulatively add a predetermined basic fee amount to the usage fee information stored in the storage unit when storing money of another store.

Also, the money handling device can store money collected from a change dispenser communicably connected to a money register having a point-of-sale management function.

In addition, when the bill cassette functioning as a storage cassette storing the money in the change dispenser is removed from the change dispenser and mounted in the predetermined mounting portion, the money handling device feeds the money from the storage cassette. can accept.

In addition, the storage cassette may be provided with a non-volatile cassette storage unit that stores information relating to fees. The cassette storage unit stores store identification information that uniquely identifies each store, and the money processing device determines the store corresponding to the received money based on the store identification information stored in the cassette storage unit. be able to.

In the above embodiment, the IC tag 63 of the cassette storage unit, that is, the banknote cassette 60 is used for reading the store ID, but the IC tag 63 can be used for any purpose. is. For example, the amount of money stored read out from the IC tag 63 may be compared with the denomination and quantity of banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 60 to determine whether or not collection has been properly performed.

In addition, if the money handling apparatus 100 writes the data about the sales of the store corresponding to the IC tag 63 and returns the banknote cassette 60 to the original store and attaches it to the change dispenser 30, the sales of the store managed by the money handling apparatus 100 can be recorded. It can be displayed at the change machine 30 and the POS cash register 20. - 特許庁

In the above embodiment, the money handling apparatus 100 accepts banknotes as sales proceeds from the banknote cassette 60 and reads the store ID from the IC tag 63 attached to the banknote cassette 60. is not required. The money handling apparatus 100 may directly accept cash as sales proceeds. In this case, for example, the store ID can be read from a storage medium such as a card. Alternatively, bills may be accepted as proceeds from a bill cassette that does not have an IC tag, and the store ID may be read from the card.

Alternatively, the configuration may be such that there is no change dispenser 30 of the own store corresponding to the money handling device 100 . In this case, the money handling apparatus 100 manages commissions for all stores. Also, the installation location of the money handling apparatus 100 is not limited to a store.

Also, although the explanation is omitted in the above embodiment, the fee can be settled at any timing. For example, the accumulated fee may be settled on the 25th day of every month, or the fee may be settled each time the banknote cassette 60 is installed and the proceeds are collected.

In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above embodiment is a functional schematic, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the form of distribution/integration of each device is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed/integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be configured.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The money handling device and the money handling system of the present invention are useful for efficiently managing the proceeds of a store in which no proceeds management device has been installed.

20, 20a, 20b POS register 21, 56 Display operation unit 21a, 21b Display unit 21c Operation unit 22 Barcode reader 23 Card reader 24 Printing unit 25, 49a, 59a, 105 Communication unit 26 POS control unit 26a Purchased product registration unit 26b Purchase amount calculation unit 26c Settlement processing unit 30, 30a, 30b Change dispenser 40, 110 Banknote processing unit 41, 120 Banknote receiving unit 41a Banknote insertion port 42, 122 Banknote dispensing unit 42a Banknote dispensing port 43 Withdrawal reject unit 44, 126 Cassette Mounting unit 45, 130a Revolving transport unit 46 Banknote identification unit 47, 134, 136 Banknote storage unit 48 Banknote storage unit 48a Banknote balance data 49 Banknote change control unit 49b, 59b Deposit processing unit 49c, 59c Withdrawal processing unit 50, 150 Coin processing unit 51 Coin input port 52 Deposited coin conveying unit 52a Coin identification unit 53 Coin storage unit 54 Discharged coin conveying unit 55 Coin payout port 58 Coin storage unit 58a Coin amount data 59 Coin change control unit 60, 60a, 60b Bills Cassette 61 Casing 62 Opening 63 IC tag 100 Money handling device 101 Case 102 Control unit 102a Store determination unit 102b Commission processing unit 102c Sales management unit 106 Storage unit 106a Balance data 106b Own store sales data 106c Other store sales data 120a Banknote receiver Entrances 121, 135, 137 Banknote delivery mechanism 122a Banknote outlet 124 Rejection units 126a, 140a, 170a Door 128 Reader/writer 130 Transport unit 130b Connection transport units 132, 156 Identification units 140, 170 Collection cassette 152 Coin receiving unit 153 Coin delivery mechanism 154 Deposit transport section 158 First branch section 160 Storage and delivery section 162 Withdrawal transport section 164 Second branch section 166 Coin dispensing section 180 Wrapped coin storage unit

Claims (7)

A money handling device that is installed in a predetermined store and receives at least money that will be the sales proceeds of the predetermined store,
a money reception unit that receives money that will be the sales proceeds of another store that is different from the predetermined store ;
a determination unit that determines a store to receive money as sales proceeds;
a money storage unit that stores the money received by the money reception unit;
and a storage unit that stores information related to sales for each store ,
The storage unit
Stores at least information on the sales proceeds of the other store and information on the usage fee paid by the other store to the predetermined store
Money handling equipment. When the money of the other store is stored in the money storage unit, the usage fee is calculated from the amount of stored money and a predetermined fee rate, and the calculated usage fee is stored in the storage unit. 2. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information relating to the usage fee is cumulatively added. 2. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when money of said other store is stored in said money storage unit, a predetermined basic fee amount is cumulatively added to the information relating to usage fees stored in said storage unit. . 2. When said money receiving portion is removed from a change dispenser and a storage cassette storing money in said change dispenser is attached to a predetermined mounting portion, said money receiving portion draws out and receives money from said storage cassette. 4. The money handling device according to any one of 1 to 3. 5. The money processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said storage cassette has a non-volatile cassette storage unit for storing at least settings related to said usage fee. The cassette storage unit stores store identification information that uniquely identifies each store, and the determination unit determines a store to receive money based on the store identification information stored in the cassette storage unit. The money handling apparatus according to claim 5. A money handling system having a money handling device that is installed in a predetermined store and receives at least money that will be sales proceeds of the predetermined store ,
The money handling device
a money reception unit that receives money that will be the sales proceeds of another store that is different from the predetermined store ;
a determination unit that determines a store to receive money as sales proceeds;
a money storage unit that stores the money received by the money reception unit;
and a storage unit that stores information related to sales for each store ,
The storage unit
Stores at least information on the sales proceeds of the other store and information on the usage fee paid by the other store to the predetermined store
money handling system.

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